Pretoria: The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has called on the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to provide a clear account of progress made on its previous commitments to advancing gender equality and transformation in the workplace. The…

New york: President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in his weekly newsletter, called on the United Nations (UN) to ‘actively enforce international law and human rights standards’. This call comes as the organization commemorates the 80th anniversary of the UN Ch…

Kwazulu-natal: Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to collaborating closely with community volunteers and law enforcement stakeholders in the fight against crime. Ntuli engaged the Provincial Executive for Community Safe…

Pretoria: Science and technology should be understood as extensions of social relations, says the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande. The Minister was speaking at the Group of 20 (G20) Chief Science Advisors’ (CSA…

Pretoria: The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has emphasized the critical importance of addressing gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as one of the most pressing human rights and social justice issues confronting South …

Pretoria: Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the move by the department’s entity, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), to blacklist 40 contractors from doing business with the department and its entiti…